Non-refillable bottle.



P'ATEN'TED .AUG. 20, 190 7.

J. R. HALL. NON-RBFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED 813F124 1908.

avwonlfo'o (70km 72, Walk I, atbozwu j JOHN R. HALL, OF FOREST GROVE,OREGON, A

' LON GBEACH,

SSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT J. GINN, OF

CALIFORNIA.

N ON -REFILLAB LE B OTTLE.

N on-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bottlevalves, more commonly whatare styled as non-refillable bottles. Its object is, primarily, toprevent the unauthorized refilling of the bottle and yet permit theunobstructed or ready out-pouring or discharge of its contents, and tocarry out these ends in a simple, economic and effective manner.

Said invention consists of certain structural features substantially ashereinafter fully disclosed and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of myinvention-Figure 1 is a sectional elevation thereof. Fig. 2 is a brokendetailed sectional view of the device, as in the act of pouring ordischarging its contents. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the valve or floatremoved from the bottleneck. Fig. 4 is a disassembled view of the pluginsertible in the bottlebottom.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 24,

Patented Aug. 20, 1907. 1906. Serial N0.335,971.

ing action which takes place at that time of the weighted stem-portionof said valve,

cesses or notches 11 opening laterally and out the upper end thereofthrough and thus adapted to form pasas in emptying the same, and theupper notched surface of the valve is in contact with the inner end ofthe bottle-neck passage 5 to permit the complete removal or draining ofthe bottle-contents.

In filling the bottle it is inverted, suitable means being provided asthe bottle-neck passage so as to jam or hold the valve to its seat oversaid passage,

tact with the bottle-contents.

I claim A non-refillable bottle, comprising a body-portion, an integ'ralupper end spherical portion having a flared mouth with a contractedinner end passage and a short neckpor tion relatively enlarged incrosssection, and a semi-spherical valve-head seated in said upper endspherical portion provided with an inner end globular enlargementserving as a weight, said stem being adapted to fulcrum upon said neckportion, with its globular portion 01' Weight resting; within saidbody-portion tilted or resting upon its side, said semi-sphericalvalvehead also having lateral passages for the passage therethroug'h ofthe flowing liquid bottlecon tents outward.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN R. HALL.

Witnesses Gno. C. CLARK, J. L. VAN KIRK.

